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Aircraft Maintenance and Related Trades
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£41,179
Median salary
New workers start around £25,854.38. Normal pay is £41,179 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £62,815.23.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- Maintains comprehensive repair logs.
- Maintains, repairs and rebuilds aircraft structures, functional components, and parts.
- Examines and inspects airframes and aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and de-icers to detect wear, cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
- Replaces engine components or complete engines, installs and tests electrical and electronic components and systems in aircraft.
- Fits and assembles parts and/or metal sub-assemblies to fine tolerances to make aircraft engines.
- Examines drawings, manuals and specifications to determine appropriate methods and sequence of operations.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
58
Science
58
Critical Thinking
52
Mathematics
48
Reading Comprehension
46
Writing
42
Active Listening
41
Active Learning
41
Monitoring
37
Speaking
37